Main Entry: em·blem
Pronunciation: em-blm
Function: noun1: an object or likeness used to suggest a thing that cannot be pictured <the flag is the emblem of one's country>2: a device, symbol, design, or figure used as an identifying mark <the emblem of the club>synonymsEMBLEM, TOKEN, SYMBOL mean a sign for something else. EMBLEM applies to an object or picture that is commonly understood to stand for an idea <the bald eagle is an emblem of the United States>. TOKEN applies to an act, gesture, or object that is taken as a sign of sentiment <please accept this watch as a token of our appreciation>. SYMBOL applies to anything that is understood as a sign of something else <the lion is the symbol of courage>.